That is sweet! I’m guessing that the fine quality print is due to there being no ribbon between the type and the paper. I noticed the XKGB letters and immediately thought of 💩tin. 😝 Although I suspect once a KGB always a KGB. Go 🇺🇦!

I have a royal futura800 the carriage roll won’t budge. I’ve tried pushing the magic margin and release as suggested in this video. Still won’t move?

Once again you've saved me a long weekend poring through the Selectric service manual to fix something that wasn't really that big of an issue but was still slowly driving me insane trying to track down. Thanks!

An easier way to do this is to lift up the black tap/lever on top of the font ball and loosen the screw underneath. Manually rotate the font ball with your fingers until the desired position is achieved. Re-tighten the screw and snap down the tab. Thanks for the video

Thanks man, you really helped me😁👍

Hello. I have a Smith Corona Memory Typewriter Mark XII 5A. The screen went blank and will not light up. Do you have any suggestions?

WHAT A HERO! Well done that man! Stout Fellow!

One thing I do not like about the SC is that these are forming adjustments, rather than limit adjustments. Kudos for the Hermes on this one!

Very nice! I'll look on my Hermes 2000 now, to see if everything is typing well. Thank you! !

Thank you!

We used to have little plastic strips with white out behind it that you could manually insert in front of the paper and just overtype the character. It was a little challenging because you'd have to find an unused part of the plastic strip, like the smaller one next to the match strip. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correction_paper

Unbelievable! That’s the problem I had on my 1974 Smith Corona Galaxie 12. I had to use a needle nose curved pliers to close the tip while my other hand lifted the spool. What dumb idea on smith corona’s part.

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Mine had the opposite issue, where the bell worked but the right key stop didn't. That turned out to be the little arm reaching down to the margin stop (you can see it if you pause at 6:28 just above the 2 key.) It had gotten bent up so it wasn't engaging the key stop mechanism. Bent it back down and the right margin worked properly again.

My god, I spent 2 hours trying to move one linkage from a fraction key to the a key (which is more important) this video came in handy. Thank you

I have an old electric smith corona 210 that my grandpa game me, and the belt is absolutely messed up. The machine works but it’s loud and freaks out sometimes. That and the belt holder shakes like crazy. I was wondering if rubber bands would be any good as a replacement, I’m just scared to try since I don’t want to break the machine. If you have any suggestions on what replacements I could use I would greatly appreciate it.

Quick question. Any idea where I can get replacement ink? I'd like to use mine!

Thank you for this. I'm a computer tech, but we will take a stab at fixing anything if the customer pays the diagnostic fee. I spent several hours trying to figure out how this thing is supposed to work, and why it wasn't, and after getting those cables off I had no clue how I was going to go about getting them both wound back around that thing. I should have searched the issue here in the 1st place, as I would have saved a ton of time had I seen this video 1st.

I have a 1975 Smith Corona Galaxie 12. I want to change the ribbon but the one that is in the machine has a center plastic that stays attached to the ribbon cradle in the typewriter. The surrounding ribbon I can remove. Can I remove that center smaller spool from the machine or do I need to order a special spool?

Hmm. Kind of surprised you didn't put any glue in there before you melted the reinforcing ring in there. We all know the propensity of parts to slip away from such things. Nice being able to fix it like that without pulling it, though. Well done!

I have the exact same problem on my ibm personal typewriter

I love your videos. They are very helpful to lots of folks. I would point out that the shaft you referenced in the video is known as the “Cycle Shaft”. The Operational Shaft is the shaft to the right side with the OP cams and tab/cr pinions etc. Thanks

The Master at work!

Very nice!

great vids!

First time I have seen this...great idea to add strength. Going to try this on next broken knob. Thanks so much for making these videos.

Hi - do you have any IBM Electric II's for sale? Please give me your contact info and I will also try to reach you.

Such useful knowledge

How long should the belt be for the typewriter

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for sharing.

My heart was in my throat watching this. 😂 I need to do this with the @ key to have a fully working keyboard (I have the bar, it’s just not attached), but I’m so scared of breaking something trying to get that rod out.

Love that Hungarian key layout!

i love it, really stands out

JB Weld!

My 1950s Remingtons have a distinctive aroma which I like. Maybe old grease and eraser shavings, one of them I pulled a lot of eraser shavings out.

Clever reinforcement! I was thinking of pooling some epoxy inside, but metal should be much stronger.

Clever reinforcement! I was thinking of pooling some epoxy inside, but metal should be much stronger.

This method has proved to be a very handy thing to know. I’ve used it to repair knobs for typewriters and other plastic parts. Thanks for spreading the word about “melding “

First! I was looking for a way to mend plastics. Thank you very much. 😊

So how does the roller get inked? Seems like it wouldn't store enough ink for one page. Is there a reservoir that feeds it? Also, how does inking actually work? Does it turn the next letter down to dab on the roller before it strikes, or is it just rolling ink on all the "petals" as they come around?

Thank you! I just picked this exact typewriter up at a thrift store. It’s filthy and the keys don’t come all the way up to hit the ink ribbon, but I’m hoping to at least do some proper cleaning and see what comes of it. This video is exactly what I needed!

Never even thought about using this method to test ribbon lift height. Sometimes we think in too direct a manner and don't take advantage of obvious helpful clues!

Identical problem, identical grey Royal. Thank you so much for this video! Now where’s my bender tool

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I just got one of these last week because they have rare Hosiden key switches! Such a beautiful typewriter

GIVE THIS MAN 1 BILLION DOLLARS NOW! Thank youuuu

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This is a fascinating find. Thanks for the tip. In looking at my own '49 5 series Clipper I notice that the manual adjustment with the H 6-2 L lever attaches to a short spring, then a small plate, and from there to an arm attached to the universal bar. None of the settings on my machine effect any actual change because the entire assembly is loose from start to finish. Your machine in the video does much the same as I can see the spring attached to that lever hangs loose as you move from the L to the H settings. Given the screwdriver settings you're showing, I'm wondering if that Touch Selector is a vestigial appendage from the 4 Series days? I do notice another nearby unused arm on the universal bar with a hook-like end on it that the spring might have been attached to to provide actual tension. Unfortunately I only have a few 4 series machines to compare with (and their assemblies are dramatically different) and don't have any other 5 series machines to see what the proper connection setting for the manual touch selector should be. As far as I can tell, no one's done a proper video of the manual touch selector assembly on the 5 series machines, if in fact they ever worked at all. Perhaps something to add to the list of videos to produce the next time a 5 series Smith-Corona comes through.

I love the branded shift key!